28 Feb 1968
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Newspaper
Citizen Times
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Feb 28, 1968
Page
1
A jumble of small ads and notices appears, listing sewing machines, vacuum cleaners, game ideas, a turtle of local goods, and job openings. Items include a 968 Singer sewing machine payment plan, a Des Moines area vacuum sale, and several Cedar Rapids job and housing notices. Also mentions educational activities and marine theme toys for children, plus requests for back issues of National Geographic.
An old classified ad offers sewing machine repair at 14 cents, with Wolke Sewing Machine Co in Mt. Vernon and contact number 895-8765. It also promotes spare time income from coin operated dispensers, with cash offers from 990 to 1700 dollars, and requires a car for personal interviews at King Cont. Co. in Minneapolis. A Vermont porch conversation vignette appears, hinting at local atmosphere and a joke about talking in public.
Post Office label on a fish box states MW not delivered in IW days with a note never minimt.
A terse street remark mocks ongoing deception and desire for honest change. The speaker contrasts enduring hardship with a hope for clearer living, using a culinary metaphor to imply seeking better conditions over flashy appearances.
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